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Currently in:L’Elisir d’Amore (Adina), Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, season opening night this past Monday September 24, and next performances on September 27, October 1, 5, 10, 13, 2012, and back in January 30, 2013, February 2, 6, and 9. Tickets [here] and our review of the opening night is [here].

Life:
Born in Krasnodar, Russia - dual citizen of Russia and Austria
Lives in Vienna with secondary residences in Salzburg and New York City
Married to Erwin Schrott, bass-baritone
Child: son Tiago Aruã Schrott

Opera Lively is pleased to announce that Anna Netrebko has granted us a short exclusive interview. Really short. Very short. But hey, it's Anna! We're very honored anyway! We love her! And it's exclusive, just for us! We thank her agent, Mr. Sean Michael Gross, for facilitating the exchange. Questions were authored by Almaviva and Soave_Fanciulla. [Added later: by now, we also have a full, long, in-person interview with Anna Netrebko; click [here] to read the long one.]